Post by Christ Rose1 John: Overview
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Introduction
The book of 1 John emphasizes the assurance of salvation through
fellowship with God and love for one another. John underscores the
importance of walking in the light (1:7), confessing sin (1:9), and
keeping God’s commandments (2:3-4). He warns against false teachers and
encourages believers to remain in the truth (2:18-27). The love of God,
demonstrated through Christ's atoning sacrifice, compels believers to
love one another (4:10-11). John assures believers that eternal life is
in Christ (5:11-13).
Background
1 John addresses believers, likely in the region of Ephesus, who faced
false teachings such as early Gnosticism (2:26; 4:1-3). This heresy
denied Christ’s incarnation and promoted a dualistic worldview. John
writes to reassure believers of their salvation and to counter these
errors. The recipients were likely familiar with John’s teachings and
the message of the gospel (2:7). The historical context reflects a time
of increasing division and confusion within the early church (2:19).
Author
The apostle John, the son of Zebedee, wrote 1 John. Internal evidence
supports this, as the style and themes are consistent with the Gospel of
John (1:1-4; John 1:1-14). John refers to himself as an eyewitness of
Christ (1:1-3), and his authority is evident in the way he addresses his
readers as “little children” (2:1). Church tradition, including writings
from early church fathers like Irenaeus and Polycarp, affirms John as
the author.
Date
1 John was likely written between AD 85 and 95. This period aligns with
John’s later ministry in Ephesus. The content addresses the rise of
false teachings that developed toward the end of the first century
(2:18-19). The absence of references to persecution suggests a time of
internal doctrinal challenges rather than external oppression.
Purpose
John wrote to provide assurance of salvation (5:13), to promote
fellowship with God and fellow believers (1:3), and to warn against
false teachers (2:26). He calls believers to live righteously and to
love one another as evidence of true faith (2:9-10; 3:10). John also
highlights the importance of discernment, especially regarding the
nature of Christ (4:2-3).
Main Themes
Fellowship with God: Believers maintain fellowship with God by walking
in the light and confessing sin (1:7-9).
Obedience to God’s Commands: True believers demonstrate their love for
God through obedience (2:3-6).
Love for One Another: Love for fellow believers reflects God’s love and
is a mark of true faith (4:7-12).
Warning Against False Teachers: John warns against those who deny
Christ’s incarnation (4:1-3).
Assurance of Salvation: Believers can know they have eternal life
through faith in Christ (5:11-13).
Victory Over Sin: Christ’s atonement enables believers to overcome sin
and the world (3:5-6; 5:4-5).
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So, what is the problem?
He'll never know till the day he stands to be judged, because he will
not be told he is a failure; he thinks he has an "honest heart."
God requires a man repent of all he is, not just a few sinner
self-perceived and deceived rough edges.
In the Name of Jesus
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God is God in all His Being. All the glory is His, for He is all glory.
Jesus is the everlasting Father, Jesus is God, Jesus is the Lord. John
10:30 I and Father are one. If you can't see that the Lord Jesus is the
everlasting Father you are not born again and can't see the Kingdom of God.
Colossians 2:9 For in him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily.
Rom 5:8 But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were
YET sinners, Christ died for us.
Jeremiah 10:23 O LORD, I know that the way of man is not in himself: it
is not in man that walketh to direct his steps.
Psalms 53:1 The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. Corrupt
are they, and have done abominable iniquity: there is none that doeth good.
Proverbs 12:15 The way of a fool is right in his own eyes: but he that
hearkeneth unto counsel is wise.
"To seek your own will is to seek your own glory."
"If God is not first in everything, He is not first in anything."
"What makes the bible the truth? The resonance (voice, the Person) of
God. When you find Him you have found the author."
"All men were born sinners. Why? Because all men were born not loving
God with all their heart, soul, and mind. An abomination. Therefore,
sin is not what you do; it is what you are."
"Compromise will condemn you."
"There are no sinners in Christ Jesus."
"My sons are born of Me. In them is no darkness at all."
"You can't learn righteousness. Haven't you had enough time already to
know that?"
"The way of truth is the testimony of life."
"I merely speak the truth, what is revealed to me, and the cards fall
where God intends."
"Nothing that is produced is produced without first being faith."
"You can only find proof of God through faith because that is how we all
live, by faith."
"It is not what you do that matters, it is how you treat Me."
"Keep going forward. Forget about the past. Lift up your head, look
ahead."
"You cannot be free, and free indeed with guilt in your heart."
"Priority is everything."
"The truth doesn't need evidence, it is evidence."
"There is no greater possession a man has than his own will, to squander
it or to place it where it truly belongs."
"An atheist is a fool who thinks truth is found in living a lie."
"Saying "prove it" [as a foundation] is merely an ignorant straw man, to
an ignorant straw man."
"Wait, rest, be still, and know."
"No man can wash his own hands!!!"
"I find this in the Christianity religions: 'Nobody's perfect' they say,
and they use that as an excuse not to do what is perfect."
"The Atheist: "They don't believe and put their faith in a Creator (the
obvious). So no evidence or proof is to be found."
"The world is the way it is because God can't compromise who He is."
"Man is not the centre of being."
"Man is incompatible with the natural world because of his sinful nature."
"And then the Lord said, "I see everything."
"Man has no greater idol than his own will."
"Where is God hiding? He isn't."
"If you don't keep all the scriptures, you can't keep any of them."
"You can't prove anything because everything depends on a person's
willingness to believe."
"Atheists are ultimately trying to be pointlessness, meaninglessness,
and purposelessness in their point, meaning, and purpose."
"The last day of creation will be the last day of time. God is always
full of hope."
"The veil of the temple was rent in twain, not so that a book could pass
through it for a sinner to play God."
"A phylactery does not a heart for God make. Not back then, and not today."
"No one in heaven is better (or higher) than what makes it heaven. Such
is the love of God."
"The definition of an atheist: a man full of bluster and bullshit in his
meaninglessness pretending he is the meaning of life."
"Free will is not power; it is the choice that I allow; that choice is
still according to my power," says the Lord.
"What does a fool do? A fool looks for a "nothing" in a "something" in
order to explain the existence of existence."
"Unless you do all because He is who He is, all your religion is in vain."
"Every man is subject to God; He judges every man, and He is reality.
What a gift in a fallen world!"
"Love MUST be a choice or it is nothing but a law!"
"Why were all men born sinners? So that God could reveal Himself, so
that we would behold the glory of God, and that we should bring forth
the glory of God"
"God does not and will not arbitrate for any man to love Him! If God
isn't everything to you, He is nothing to you where the rubber meets the
road."
"It is the unforgivable sin not to love God with all your heart, soul,
and mind. What do you have that is lasting? It is not so much being
punished; it is what you are left with."
"Love isn't worth anything without first a free will choice for God to
birth it in a man."
"The point of salvation: desperation. Anything less than that is
self-righteousness."
"A sinner is not a believer in God; a sinner is a believer in sin."
"A piece of dirt is not the promised land; that is only a reflection.
The promised land is knowing Me, says the Lord."
"It is all about God or it is all about idolatry."
"The Lord Jesus is coming soon. He has always come soon."
"There is no revolving door of self-worship in a son of God's life!"
"There is no such thing as random!"
"You can't truly love without it being with all your heart."
"No one can see God without their whole heart. Unless you can see God,
you know nothing."
"You can't learn God; God has to reveal Himself to you."
"No sinner is sinless in any way."
"Only God is life; only the Kingdom of God of His "Nature" is life."
"What you believe is just a leaning on your own understanding; faith is
a leaning on the one you have chosen to trust."
"God uses the "letter" to crucify a man and raise him from the dead."
"Not fearing God is sheer stupidity for sinners."
"Self-righteousness is any exclusion of God in your heart, because any
exclusion reveals that you think more about yourself than what you
really are."
"Atheism: "The claim that life received from itself."
"But remember this: always, absolutely always, all the glory is the
Lord's and His alone, and anyone who takes any credit for anything, you
know, instantly, he is not what he pretends to be and is a false prophet."
"That light had to bear (bears all things) the darkness for us, but that
light did not ever become darkness."
"You must reach beyond the bible that tells you about Him, and into your
daily life to find Him in Person. He's there."
"What is wrong with Christendom? False understanding based on compromise."
"It is not in man to love his enemies. And if he tries, he is walking in
a lie and trying to raise himself up to the level of God."
"God has to be quiet now; we have our bible. Well, then, who is going to
speak?"
"It is all about the Lord in His glory and whether a man loves Him with
all for who He is."
"A son of God became the bible when he was born again because the Holy
Spirit took up residence in his heart as Lord."
"The veil of the temple was not rent in twain so that a bible could pass
as God."
"It is dreadfully difficult for religious people to repent of all they
are as they have spent their whole lives reinforcing to themselves that
they are "good sinners."